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Posted: Wed., Oct. 20, 2004, 7:37pm PT

Gonzo crowd invades lit bash

Stanton, Del Toro, Huston read from 'Rube' tome

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Sean Penn, Benecio Del Toro

Thesps Sean Penn and Benecio Del Toro take a break at the Thompson book bash.

 

The crowd went gonzo for Hunter S. Thompson in BevHills Tuesday, where Taschen hosted a party for the scribe's new tome.

Harry Dean Stanton, Benicio Del Toro and Anjelica Huston read from "Hey Rube" after Thompson -- donning his signature smoky aviator specs and flanked by Gonzo-gear-clad Playboy bunnies -- signed books for an intimate crowd that included Kelly Lynch, Ryan Gosling, Hugh Hefner and Josh Charles.

Huston, who said she's known Thompson since the early '70s and "the wild days of Aspen," departed with an armful of books and gear -- including a Gonzo-emblazoned thong.


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